for the public record before the dc council committee on public safety how little attention dc fire and ems has paid to preparing its work force in the care of children. when it comes to the agency s priority and commitment to training, compliance, and oversight, i don t think you can dispute dr. wright. census arrival with a mandate to approve emergency medical care, ruben has had now looking for his third medical director in charge of training. i m scott broome in frederick where police are joining us statewide chorus of outrage at the stunning number of no shows. in traffic court, they are required to lead the street and go into court. statewide, about 30% of the nearly 1.2 million traffic charges have featured no show defendants. people like samantha palmer. i seriously just forgot about the ticket. frederick police blew $50,000 in wasted overtime on cases like hers. it was easy enough for me to forget about it. maryland is one of the last states in americ
from the first local station with news in high definition, this is the 9news now. hello and welcome to 9news now at noon. i m jc hayward. president obama is hitting the road again. he is trying to drive home his healthcare reform package. joel brown reports while the president is demanding quick action, there is gridlock in congress. president obama is making one final push for healthcare reform. he s visiting a school in st. louis. his second campaign style trip this week. as he pressures congress to pass legislation in the next eight days. the president will focus today s speech on cracking down on fraud, before he leaves, he ll sign an executive order to track down medicaid and medicare fraud. the auditors will use technology to catch cheaters. but the president still faces an uphill battle as he twists arms to get a healthcare reform bill passed before he leaves for asia. he needs to get americans on board. they don t want it, it s that simple. the president is tr
pulse for just greater than more than a few minutes, you can suffer devastating neurological injury. most of the time you don t live after that time. i m g. i m lucky. the hospital says the medical procedure has doubled the survival rate for its patients. surprising comments from a former lawmaker amid sexual harassment allegations. brian bolter now with the news inning at 11:00 edge at 11:00. now they re saying a groped a male staffer. yeah, i d. i tickled him till he couldn t breathe. reporter: that is former u.s. congressman eric massa admitting to groping a staffer but denying it was sexual. he was trying to set the record straight one day after resigning from congress. a house ethics panel is investigating claims that the new york democrat sexually harassed male staffers in his office. wisdom martin following this one tonight. reporter: let s start off talking about the facts. there was an vex by the house ethics panel into allegations of groping staff memb
of dozens of other same-six couples same-sex couples citywide who make legal commitments to their partner today and cher riley has more. porter: angelisa and her partner walked down the aisle hand-in-hand, two people on their wedding day and sharing their love with friends, family and the world. my love would never fade. you are my rock, my love life, my love. reporter: now partners for life in marriage. anywhere in the universe we go. right. we say we re married and everyone understands. reporter: the triple wedding ceremony at the human rights campaign marks a new begin negligent district for same-sex couples. we believe that marriage is about freedom, the freedom to choose the one you love. reporter: there were the usual tears. darlene. my dearest, my friend, my soulmate. reporter: joy and laughter. i have mine written down. [ laughter ] i didn t want to miss a word. reporter: this was much more than an ordinary wedding wedding. it was abo
year-old didn t transport the girl to the hospital. it was nine hours later that a second crew took the child to children s national medical center. she died the next day. in a letter to the editor of the washington post, dr. joseph wright, senior vice president at the hospital and director of ems wrote the decision not to immediately transport a two- year-old is inexcusable. that is currently still being investigated. ems unions president thinks dr. wright is premature and making judgments, but they fully endorse the rest of the letter, the city has made little progress in improving the ambulance service. agency has given nothing but lip service to ems. dr. wright s letter states on public safety and the judiciary, just how little attention dc fire and ems has paid to preparing its children. when it comes to the agency s priority and commitment to training, compliance, and oversight, i don t think you can dispute. census arrival with a mandate to improve emerge